CN112339633B

CN112339633B - Bus with a bus body

Info

Publication number: CN112339633B
Application number: CN202010504734.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 深渡濑修; 中井文子
Original assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Current assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
Priority date: 2019-08-08
Filing date: 2020-06-05
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-05
Also published as: US20210038447A1; CN112339633A; DE102020114486B4; US11357677B2; JP2021023737A; DE102020114486A1; JP7183992B2

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bus, comprising: a pair of left and right first posts; a pair of left and right fourth columns; a pair of left and right second columns; a pair of left and right third columns; a door for taking in and taking off, which is arranged on one side wall of the vehicle body and is arranged between the second column and the third column; and a front side wheelchair space or a rear side wheelchair space, the front side wheelchair space being reserved such that at least a head of the wheelchair occupant is disposed in a first region of the vehicle compartment defined by the pair of left and right first pillars and the pair of left and right second pillars when viewed in plan view, and the rear side wheelchair space being reserved such that at least a head of the wheelchair occupant is disposed in a second region of the vehicle compartment defined by the pair of left and right third pillars and the pair of left and right fourth pillars when viewed in plan view.

Description

Bus with a bus body

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bus capable of protecting wheelchair occupants even when the bus is involved in a side collision.

Background

There is known a bus (bus) in which a space is formed by folding a folding seat on a right side wall side where a boarding/alighting door is not provided, and one wheelchair in a forward facing posture is fixed to each of the front and rear sides in the space (see, for example, japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2015-85068). In this bus, the boarding/alighting door is provided on a left side wall that overlaps at least a region where the rear wheelchair is fixed, as viewed in a side view in the vehicle width direction.

Generally, a door for ascending and descending provided on one side wall of a bus is large in size in view of convenience. Therefore, the column cannot be installed at the entrance provided for the landing door. Therefore, it is conceivable that: when another vehicle or the like collides with the landing door from the side, the landing door is greatly deformed toward the vehicle interior.

That is, if there is a region where the wheelchair is fixed at a position overlapping with the loading/unloading door in a side view like the above-described bus, the loading/unloading door is deformed toward the wheelchair. In this way, in a bus in which a boarding/alighting door is provided on one side wall, it is difficult to say that a boarding position for a wheelchair occupant is set at a position that takes into consideration a side collision, and there is room for improvement in this point.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a bus capable of protecting wheelchair passengers even if the bus is collided by a side face.

A bus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a pair of left and right first pillars extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body at the front part of the vehicle body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a pair of left and right fourth pillars extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body at the rear part of the vehicle body in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; a pair of right and left second pillars extending in the vehicle vertical direction on the vehicle rear side of the first pillar and on the vehicle front side of the fourth pillar; a pair of left and right third pillars extending in the vehicle vertical direction on the vehicle front side of the fourth pillar and on the vehicle rear side of the second pillar; a landing door provided on one side wall of the vehicle body and provided between the second column and the third column; and a front side wheelchair space reserved on a floor surface of the vehicle compartment such that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is disposed in a first region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars and the pair of left and right second pillars in a plan view, and/or a rear side wheelchair space reserved on the floor surface of the vehicle compartment such that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is disposed in a second region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars and the pair of left and right fourth pillars in a plan view.

In the first aspect, the bus may include the front side wheel chair space and the rear side wheel chair space.

According to the above configuration, at least the head of the wheelchair occupant riding in the front side wheelchair space reserved on the floor surface of the vehicle compartment is disposed in the region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars and the pair of left and right second pillars in plan view. In addition, at least the head of a wheelchair occupant riding in a rear wheelchair space reserved on the floor surface of the vehicle compartment is disposed in an area of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars and the pair of left and right fourth pillars, as viewed in plan.

Here, the region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars and the pair of left and right second pillars and the region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars and the pair of left and right fourth pillars are regions of high strength. Therefore, the wheelchair occupant whose head is disposed at least in the high-strength region is less susceptible to deformation of the vehicle body even if the bus is laterally collided with. That is, according to the present invention, even when a bus is involved in a side collision, a wheelchair occupant riding on the bus is protected.

The "bus" in the present invention refers to all buses on which a plurality of persons can be mounted and run regardless of payment of a freight fee, and a so-called Mobility as a Service (Maas) vehicle as an example of an automatically driven bus or the like is also included in the "bus" in the present invention.

In the above aspect, the second column and the third column may be spaced apart from each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a wider interval than the first column and the second column in the vehicle longitudinal direction in a side view. In a side view, the second column and the third column may be spaced apart from each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a wider interval than the third column and the fourth column.

According to the above configuration, the width of the entrance door (entrance) provided between the second column and the third column in the vehicle longitudinal direction can be selected to be wide. Therefore, the wheelchair occupant can easily get on and off the vehicle, and the burden on the wheelchair occupant during getting on and off the vehicle can be reduced.

In the above aspect, the rear wall side of the vehicle compartment may be configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear wheelchair space.

In the above aspect, the front wall side of the vehicle compartment may be configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a rearward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

According to the above configuration, at least the head portions of the wheelchair occupant in the frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear-side wheelchair space and the wheelchair occupant in the rearward-oriented posture riding in the front-side wheelchair space are easily arranged in the high-strength region. Further, when getting off, the wheelchair occupant in the frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear side wheelchair space and the wheelchair occupant in the rearward-oriented posture riding in the front side wheelchair space can operate the wheelchair in the frontward-oriented posture, respectively, and therefore, the convenience for the wheelchair occupant is improved.

In the above aspect, the front wall side of the vehicle compartment may be configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a frontward-oriented posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

In the above aspect, the bus may include: and a seat provided on a rear wall side of the vehicle compartment, on which a seat occupant sits in a semi-standing posture, the seat being configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant who rides in the rear wheelchair space in a forward posture.

According to the above configuration, at least the head of the wheelchair occupant in the forward posture riding in the rear wheelchair space is easily arranged in the high-strength region.

In the above aspect, the bus may include: and a seat provided on a front wall side of the vehicle compartment, on which a seat occupant sits in a semi-standing posture, the seat being arranged to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a rearward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

In the above aspect, the bus may include: and a seat provided on a front wall side of the vehicle compartment, on which a seat occupant sits in a semi-standing posture, the seat being configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a forward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

In the above aspect, the seat may include a seat surface on which the occupant sits, and a positioning portion configured to: the positioning portion abuts against a part of the wheelchair, whereby the wheelchair is arranged in a state of being fixed to the rear side wheelchair space.

In the above aspect, the seat may include a seat surface on which the occupant sits, and a positioning portion configured to: the positioning portion abuts against a part of the wheelchair, whereby the wheelchair is arranged in a state of being fixed to the front side wheelchair space.

According to the aspects of the present invention, even when a bus is involved in a side collision, a wheelchair occupant riding on the bus can be protected.

Drawings

Features, advantages and technical and industrial significance of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like elements, and wherein:

fig. 1 is a side view showing a bus according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the interior of the bus according to the present embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which all of the front and rear wheelchair occupants ride in the vehicle of the bus in the forward posture.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which two wheelchair occupants on the front side ride in the vehicle of the bus in the rear posture and two wheelchair occupants on the rear side ride in the vehicle in the front posture.

Fig. 5A is a side view showing a rear seat on which an occupant riding on the bus of the present embodiment sits in a semi-standing posture.

Fig. 5B is a side view showing a state in which a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant riding on the bus of the present embodiment is fixed to a part of the rear seat.

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing a case where the bus of the present embodiment is laterally collided with from the entrance side.

Fig. 7 is a plan view showing a case where all of front and rear wheelchair occupants ride in the vehicle of the bus in the forward posture.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. For convenience of explanation, arrow UP, arrow FR, and arrow RH shown in the drawings are respectively referred to as the vehicle UP direction, the vehicle front direction, and the vehicle right direction, respectively. Therefore, in the following description, the vehicle body up-down direction, the vehicle body front-rear direction, and the vehicle body left-right direction (vehicle width direction) are indicated, unless otherwise noted. The vehicle width direction is referred to as "side view". In the present embodiment, an automatically driven bus (hereinafter, simply referred to as "bus") 10 is described as an example of a bus.

As shown in fig. 1, the bus 10 has: a pair of left and right first pillars 22 extending in the up-down direction at the front portion (front end portion) in the front-back direction of the vehicle body 12; a pair of left and right fourth pillars 28 extending in the up-down direction at the rear portion (rear end portion) in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 12; a pair of right and left second columns 24 extending in the vertical direction on the rear side of the first column 22 and on the front side of a fourth column 28 (specifically, a third column 26 described later); and a pair of left and right third posts 26 extending in the vertical direction forward of the fourth post 28 and rearward of the second post 24.

As shown in fig. 2, the pair of left and right first pillars 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular closed cross-sectional shape in a plan cross-sectional view, the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular closed cross-sectional shape is the longitudinal direction, and the outer side and the front side in the vehicle width direction are formed in an arc shape. Similarly, the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28 is formed in a substantially rectangular closed cross-sectional shape in a plan sectional view, the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular closed cross-sectional shape being the longitudinal direction, and the vehicle width direction outer side and rear side being formed in an arc shape. The pair of left and right second pillars 24 and the pair of left and right third pillars 26 are formed in a rectangular closed cross-sectional shape having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction in a plan sectional view.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the bus 10 includes an entrance door 20, and the entrance door 20 opens and closes an entrance 16 provided between a second column 24 and a third column 26 and provided on a left side wall (one side wall) 14 of the vehicle body 12. The entrance 20 is disposed so as to be separable from the central portion in the front-rear direction, and the front half door 20F and the rear half door 20R are disposed so as to slide forward and rearward, respectively, to open the entrance 16.

As shown in fig. 1, in a side view, the distance D1 in the front-rear direction between the second column 24 and the third column 26 is wider than the maximum distance D2 in the front-rear direction between the first column 22 and the second column 24 and the maximum distance D3 in the front-rear direction between the third column 26 and the fourth column 28. That is, the width of the entrance 16 in the front-rear direction is selected to be wide.

As shown in fig. 2, a front-side wheelchair space 32 and a rear-side wheelchair space 34 are provided in front of and behind a floor surface 30 of the passenger compartment 18 of the bus 10, respectively. The floor surface 30 of the vehicle compartment 18 is an upper surface of a floor carpet (floor carpet) laid on a floor panel (not shown), and two rectangular frames having a longitudinal direction in a front-rear direction are respectively shown in a left-right arrangement on a front side and a rear side of the upper surface of the floor carpet.

The region surrounded by the front frames is referred to as a front wheelchair space 32, and the region surrounded by the rear frames is referred to as a rear wheelchair space 34. In addition, a wheelchair mark is shown in substantially the center of each of the front-side wheelchair spaces 32 and the rear-side wheelchair spaces 34 so that the riding position of a wheelchair occupant P1 (see fig. 3 and 4) can be seen at a glance.

Each of the front wheel chair spaces 32 is provided in a high-strength area Af (see fig. 2) of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars 22 and the pair of left and right second pillars 24 in a plan view. Similarly, each rear wheelchair space 34 is provided in a high-strength area Ar (see fig. 2) of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars 26 and the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28 in a plan view. The high-intensity area Af is also referred to as a first area Af, and the high-intensity area Ar is also referred to as a second area Ar.

The first region Af is a rectangular region surrounded by a virtual straight line K1, a virtual straight line K2, a virtual straight line K3, and a virtual straight line K4, the virtual straight line K1 connects the vehicle width direction inside and front side corner portions of the pair of left and right first pillars 22, the virtual straight line K2 connects the vehicle width direction inside and rear side corner portions of the pair of left and right second pillars 24, the virtual straight line K3 connects the vehicle width direction inside and rear side corner portion of the right first pillar 22 and the vehicle width direction inside and front side corner portion of the right second pillar 24, and the virtual straight line K4 connects the vehicle width direction inside and rear side corner portion of the left first pillar 22 and the vehicle width direction inside and front side corner portion of the left second pillar 24.

The second region Ar is a rectangular region surrounded by a virtual straight line K5, a virtual straight line K6, a virtual straight line K7, and a virtual straight line K8, the virtual straight line K5 connects the vehicle width direction inner and rear side corner portions of the pair of left and right fourth columns 28, the virtual straight line K6 connects the vehicle width direction inner and front side corner portions of the pair of left and right third columns 26, the virtual straight line K7 connects the vehicle width direction inner and rear side corner portion of the right third column 26 and the vehicle width direction inner and front side corner portion of the right fourth column 28, and the virtual straight line K8 connects the vehicle width direction inner and rear side corner portion of the left third column 26 and the vehicle width direction inner and front side corner portion of the left fourth column 28.

Therefore, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, at least the head Hd (preferably, the upper body) of the wheelchair occupant P1 in the forward posture or the rearward posture fixed (positioned) in the front side wheelchair space 32 is disposed in the high-strength region Af. Similarly, at least the head Hd (preferably the upper body) of the wheelchair occupant P1 in the frontward-oriented posture fixed (positioned) in the rear-side wheelchair space 34 is disposed in the high-strength region Ar. The sizes of each front wheelchair space 32 and each rear wheelchair space 34 are: for example, the length in the vehicle width direction is 0.8m, and the length in the front-rear direction is 1.2 m.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, a plurality of (for example, three) front seats 36 on which occupants (not shown) other than the wheelchair occupant P1 sit in a semi-standing posture are integrally arranged in the vehicle width direction on the front wall side of the vehicle compartment 18. A plurality of (for example, three) rear seats 38 on which a seat occupant P2 (see fig. 5A) other than the wheelchair seat occupant P1 sits in a semi-standing posture are integrally arranged in the vehicle width direction on the rear wall side of the vehicle compartment 18.

Since the front seat 36 and the rear seat 38 have the same configuration, the rear seat 38 shown in fig. 5A and 5B will be mainly described as an example. As shown in fig. 5A and 5B, the rear seat 38 has a seating surface 38A on which the occupant P2 sits, and a flat plate-shaped positioning portion 38B integrally extending downward from a front end portion of the seating surface 38A.

The structure is as follows: a part of the wheelchair 40 (for example, a pair of left and right main wheels 42) on which the wheelchair occupant P1 is seated is brought into contact with the positioning portion 38B, whereby the wheelchair 40 is positioned (fixed) in the rear side wheelchair space 34 (see fig. 5B). Although not shown, the same applies to the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front side wheelchair space 32 in the rearward posture.

Namely, the structure is as follows: a part of the wheelchair 40 on which the wheelchair occupant P1 is seated (for example, a pair of left and right main wheels 42) is disposed in a state of being positioned (fixed) in the front side wheelchair space 32 by abutting against a positioning portion (not shown) of the front seat 36. In the case of a wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front wheelchair space 32 in the forward posture, a part of the wheelchair 40, for example, a pair of left and right foot rests (foot supports) 44, may be brought into contact with the positioning portions of the front seat 36, but in fig. 3, the pair of left and right foot rests 44 are not brought into contact with the positioning portions of the front seat 36.

Next, an operation of the bus 10 having the above-described configuration will be described.

As shown in fig. 2, the front wheelchair space 32 set on the floor surface 30 is provided in a high-strength area Af of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars 22 and the pair of left and right second pillars 24. Similarly, the rear wheelchair space 34 set on the floor surface 30 is provided in the high-strength region Ar of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars 26 and the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28.

As shown in fig. 3, at least the head Hd (preferably, the upper body) of a wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front wheelchair space 32 and the rear wheelchair space 34 in a front posture is disposed in the high-strength regions Af, Ar in a plan view.

Here, as shown in fig. 6, when another vehicle 50 collides with the left side wall 14 of the bus 10, for example, the landing door 20 from the diagonally left rear side due to a failure of a lane change or the like, the landing door 20 is largely deformed toward the inside of the passenger compartment 18 because the landing door 20 is provided between the second pillar 24 and the third pillar 26 (since the pillars cannot be provided at the landing entrance 16 where the landing door 20 is provided).

However, as described above, at least the head Hd of the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front wheelchair space 32 is disposed in the high-strength region Af surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars 22 and the pair of left and right second pillars 24. At least the head Hd of the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the rear wheelchair space 34 is disposed in the high-strength region Ar surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars 26 and the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28.

Therefore, the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in each of the front-side and rear-

side wheelchair spaces

32 and 34 is less likely to be affected by deformation of the vehicle body 12 (the landing door 20) during the side collision. That is, even when the bus 10 is laterally collided with by another vehicle 50, the wheelchair occupant P1 riding on the bus 10 can be protected.

As shown in fig. 5B, the main wheel 42 of the wheelchair 40 of the wheelchair occupant P1 in the frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear-side wheelchair space 34 abuts against the positioning portion 38B of the rear seat 38 provided on the rear wall side of the vehicle compartment 18. That is, the position in the front-rear direction of the wheelchair 40 of the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the frontward-oriented posture in the rear wheelchair space 34 is positioned (fixed) by the rear seat 38. Further, since the rear seat 38 is a seat on which the seat is seated in the semi-standing posture, the front-rear length of the rear seat 38 is short.

Therefore, at least the head Hd of the wheelchair occupant P1 in the frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear wheelchair space 34 can be easily disposed in the high-strength region Ar surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars 26 and the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28. The same applies to the case of a wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front wheelchair space 32 in the rearward posture as shown in fig. 4.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the main wheel 42 of the wheelchair 40 of the wheelchair occupant P1 in the rearward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space 32 abuts against the positioning portion of the front seat 36 provided on the front wall side of the vehicle compartment 18. That is, the position in the front-rear direction of the wheelchair 40 of the wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the rearward posture in the front wheelchair space 32 is positioned (fixed) by the front seat 36.

Therefore, compared to the forward posture wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front side wheelchair space 32, at least the head Hd of the backward posture wheelchair occupant P1 riding in the front side wheelchair space 32 can be easily disposed in the high-strength region Af surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars 22 and the pair of left and right second pillars 24. When the wheelchair occupant P1 rides in the rear posture on the front side wheelchair space 32, the following advantages are also provided.

That is, when getting off from the entrance 16 provided in the bus 10, not only the wheelchair occupant P1 in the forward posture riding in the rear-side wheelchair space 34 but also the wheelchair occupant P1 in the rearward posture riding in the front-side wheelchair space 32 can operate the wheelchair 40 in the forward posture. Therefore, the convenience of the bus 10 for the wheelchair occupant P1 can be improved.

In addition, in a side view, the distance D1 in the front-rear direction between the second column 24 and the third column 26 is wider than the maximum distance D2 in the front-rear direction between the first column 22 and the second column 24. Further, the interval D1 in the front-rear direction of the second column 24 and the third column 26 is wider than the maximum interval D3 in the front-rear direction of the third column 26 and the fourth column 28. That is, the entrance 16 provided between the second column 24 and the third column 26 has a wide width in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the wheelchair occupant P1 can easily get on and off the bus 10, and the burden on the wheelchair occupant P1 during the getting on and off can be reduced.

In addition, conversely, in a side view, the maximum distance D2 in the front-rear direction between the first column 22 and the second column 24 is narrower than the distance D1 in the front-rear direction between the second column 24 and the third column 26, and the maximum distance D3 in the front-rear direction between the third column 26 and the fourth column 28 is narrower than the distance D1 in the front-rear direction between the second column 24 and the third column 26. Therefore, the area Af of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars 22 and the pair of left and right second pillars 24 and the area Ar of the vehicle interior 18 surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars 26 and the pair of left and right fourth pillars 28 can be made to be areas of higher strength.

The bus (bus) 10 of the present embodiment has been described above with reference to the drawings, but the bus (bus) 10 of the present embodiment is not limited to the illustrated bus, and design changes may be appropriately made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the front and

rear seats

36, 38 may be foldable seats.

That is, the following configuration is also possible: the front seat 36 and the rear seat 38 are folded, thereby reserving a front side wheelchair space 32 and a rear side wheelchair space 34, respectively, for riding a wheelchair occupant P1. In this case, the positioning portions with which the main wheels 42 of the wheelchair 40 abut may be set as appropriate to the folded front seat 36 and the folded rear seat 38.

The structure for fixing (positioning) the wheelchair 40 in the front side wheelchair space 32 and the rear side wheelchair space 34 is not limited to the positioning portion 38B and the like shown in the drawings. For example, the wheelchair 40 may be fixed to the front side wheelchair space 32 and the rear side wheelchair space 34 by a seat belt device (not shown) or the like provided on the front wall side and the rear wall side of the vehicle compartment 18, respectively.

Although not shown, in some cases, a plurality of foldable seats are arranged in the front-rear direction between the second column 24 and the third column 26 on the right side wall side of the bus 10 in accordance with the bus 10. In this case, by folding the seat, the wheelchair occupant P1 can easily move to the front side wheelchair space 32 on the right side and easily move to the rear side wheelchair space 34 on the right side.

In the present embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the wheelchair occupant P1 rides (rides each 2 persons in the front and rear directions) in each of the front side wheelchair spaces 32 and the rear side wheelchair spaces 34, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, as shown in fig. 7, even in a case where a wheelchair occupant P1 rides (rides by 1 person in each of the front and rear directions) on the front-side wheelchair space 32 on the right side and the rear-side wheelchair space 34 on the right side, the wheelchair occupant P1 is protected in the same manner as described above. Even when another vehicle 50 laterally collides with the right side wall of the bus 10, the wheelchair occupant P1 is protected in the same manner as described above.

In the present embodiment, the front-side wheelchair space 32 and the rear-side wheelchair space 34 are respectively provided on the front side and the rear side of the floor surface 30 of the passenger compartment 18 of the bus 10, but the wheelchair space may be provided only on one of the front side and the rear side of the floor surface 30 of the passenger compartment 18 of the bus 10. For example, the front wheel-seat space 32 may be provided only on the front side of the floor surface 30 of the passenger compartment 18 of the bus 10. Further, the rear wheel chair space 34 may be provided only on the rear side of the floor surface 30 of the passenger compartment 18 of the bus 10.

Claims

1. A bus, comprising:

A pair of left and right first pillars extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body at the front part of the vehicle body in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body;

a pair of left and right fourth pillars extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body at the rear part of the vehicle body in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;

a pair of right and left second pillars extending in the vehicle vertical direction on the vehicle rear side of the first pillar and on the vehicle front side of the fourth pillar;

a pair of left and right third pillars extending in the vehicle vertical direction on the vehicle front side of the fourth pillar and on the vehicle rear side of the second pillar;

a landing door provided on one side wall of the vehicle body and provided between the second column and the third column; and

a front side wheelchair space reserved on a floor surface of a vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right first pillars and the pair of left and right second pillars so that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is disposed in a first region of the vehicle compartment in a plan view, and/or a rear side wheelchair space reserved on the floor surface of the vehicle compartment so that at least a head of a wheelchair occupant is disposed in a second region of the vehicle compartment surrounded by the pair of left and right third pillars and the pair of left and right fourth pillars in a plan view.

2. Bus according to claim 1,

the bus is provided with the front side wheelchair space and the rear side wheelchair space.

3. Bus according to claim 1 or 2,

a vehicle body longitudinal direction interval between the second column and the third column is wider than a vehicle body longitudinal direction interval between the first column and the second column in a side view,

in addition, in a side view, the second column and the third column are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a wider interval than the third column and the fourth column in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

4. A bus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the rear wall side of the vehicle compartment is configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a frontward-oriented posture riding in the rear wheelchair space.

5. A bus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the front wall side of the vehicle compartment is configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a rearward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

6. A bus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,

The front wall side of the vehicle compartment is configured to be able to fix a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a forward posture riding in the front side wheelchair space.

7. Bus according to claim 4,

further comprises a seat which is arranged on the rear wall side of the carriage and is used for a rider to sit in a semi-standing posture,

wherein the seat is configured to secure a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a forward facing position riding in the rear wheelchair space.

8. Bus according to claim 5,

the seat is arranged on the front wall side of the carriage and is used for a rider to sit in a semi-standing posture,

wherein the seat is configured to be capable of securing a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a rearward facing position riding in the front wheelchair space.

9. A bus according to claim 6,

wherein the seat is configured to secure a wheelchair of a wheelchair occupant in a forward facing position riding in the front wheelchair space.

10. A bus according to claim 7,

The seat includes a seat surface on which the occupant sits and a positioning portion,

the positioning section is configured to: the positioning portion abuts against a part of the wheelchair, whereby the wheelchair is arranged in a state of being fixed to the rear side wheelchair space.

11. Bus according to claim 8 or 9,

the positioning portion is configured to: the positioning portion abuts against a part of the wheelchair, whereby the wheelchair is arranged in a state of being fixed to the front side wheelchair space.